13 March 2006

"Books: Control and Freedom" - The Washington Post

Why should all the questioners in this exchange be anonymous? Their choice or the Washington Post's requirement?

11 March 2006

Google map use

When I looked at this site at 4 PM today, there is a one sentence bulletin reporting a shooting, with one dead, in nearby Durham, NC. Immeditatley following the sentence is a link to Google Maps, showing the precise location.

Why wouldn't newspapers want to do this not just with breaking news, but for all stories with geographical element(s)?

"Online, Some Home Buyers Find a House of Cards" - New York Times

Traditionally, the newspaper response to a story like this is to argue that the printed newspaper is much safer than online. The smarter course is to use this story to help newspaper customers do what they want to do with lower risk.

Every newspaper that cares about its customers - the people who place and/or read real estate advertising published by the newspaper in print or electronic form - should link to this story, pointing out why these customers should read what The New York Times has reported.